Trichoglossus moluccanus

1 Rainbow Lorikeet at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

	Trichoglossus moluccanus	11 Dec 2018	ArcherCallaway
	Trichoglossus moluccanus	11 Dec 2018	JonSteinbeck

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I saw a pair of nesting Rainbow Lorikeets. They were in the hollow I had seen them in before. I heard one of them first, seeing it land in the upper branches of the nesting tree. Because I knew they were using the hollow I kept it under observation, while also looking at the lorikeet perched high above. Eventually one peered out of the hollow. It circled its head through 180 degrees, almost like it was stretching its neck. It seemed a little nervous. often pulling back quickly into the shadow. The other lorikeet joined it by entering through a small hole in the top of the hollow.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.097593 -35.327393
Altitude 610.0m
Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
9 Dec 2018 07:13 AM Recorded on
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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Additional information

True Nesting site

Species information

Trichoglossus moluccanus Scientific name
Rainbow Lorikeet Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 890.3m Recorded at altitude
533 images trained Machine learning
Synonyms
Trichoglossus haematodus

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